Platte County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 25,228 72.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,234 23.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 252 0.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 72 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 828 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 62 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 40 0.1%

• Under 18 9,221 26.6%
• 18–24 2,943 8.5%
• 25–44 8,319 24.0%
• 45–64 7,880 22.7%
• 65 and over 6,353 18.3%

Median household income

$74,367

90% interval $67,076–$81,658

−$2,211 vs NE · 29th of 93

Below poverty line

8.5%

90% interval 6.6%–10.4%

−2.1 pp vs NE · 79th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.5%

−0.45 pp vs. state

County GDP

$3.9B

2.04% of state

Avg. annual pay

$57,541

Establishments

1,157

• Manufacturing 5,926 29.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 3,826 19.2%
• Education & health services 3,575 18.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,745 8.8%
• Construction 1,327 6.7%
• Public administration 762 3.8%
• Professional & business services 762 3.8%
• Other services 645 3.2%
• Financial activities 629 3.2%
• Natural resources & mining 613 3.1%
• Information 104 0.5%

Home ownership

71.6%

+5.1 pp vs NE · 62nd of 93

Median gross rent

$897

−$175 vs NE · 23rd of 93

Owner-occupied

9,777

Renter-occupied

3,881

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 67% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $73,242/yr) pays 3.5× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,657/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 17 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 12,326 78.7%
• Democratic 3,191 20.4%
• Other / third-party 141 0.9%

• Spanish 5,999 18.5%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 74 0.2%
• German or other West Germanic 50 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 50 0.2%
• Korean 30 0.1%
• Chinese 25 0.1%
• Arabic 19 0.1%

Households

13,658

Family households

9,020

66.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,655

29.4% of families

Single-mother families

1,069

11.9% of families

Veterans

1,305

5.1% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 14,345 41.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 6,595 19.2%
• Mainline Protestant 2,976 8.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 817 2.4%

Health insured

92.7%

±1.6 pp

Uninsured

7.3%

±1.6 pp

37th of 93

With a disability

11.6%

±1.1 pp

72nd of 93

Bachelor's or higher

23.0%

±2.2 pp

−11.6 pp vs NE · 59th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.4%

90% interval 8.4%–10.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

5th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

7.84 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2